Annihilation of the solar system

Xia Jigang waited for a few minutes, but still no one made any comments. He turned to Minister Zhong who was writing in a notebook next to him and asked in a low voice:

"It seems that everyone's opinions are relatively unified, so we will continue to discuss the following issues. What do you think, Minister Zhong?"

Minister Zhong stopped writing on his hand, hesitated for a few seconds and nodded:

"Well, go ahead, Vice President Xia."

Xia Jigang looked at everyone present, and his voice returned to its loud tone before saying:

"It seems that no one has any other opinions, so let's assume that it is not naturally formed, and then we ask Director Cheng of the National Space Administration to express the opinion of your space agency."

Cheng Keli nodded and said seriously:

"Based on the observation data, we made a simple calculation. If Oumuamua is regarded as a space vehicle, its weight on the earth should be more than 20,000 tons. It is impossible for humans to launch a vehicle of this weight with current rocket launch loads.

Those who have entered low-Earth orbit, let alone the current orbital position and speed."

"Then what is your conclusion?" Minister Zhong asked.

Director Cheng took a deep breath and said seriously:

"The conclusion is that we can completely rule out the possibility that it is a man-made aircraft!"

After Director Cheng finished speaking, a major general in navy uniform said:

"I am Chai Shizheng from the Office of Naval Strategic Issues. I would like to ask, where will he go next according to the current track?"

Xia Lan took over the topic:

"We have simulated that if we estimate according to the existing data, it will encounter Jupiter in 21 days. Afterwards, it will be accelerated by the slingshot effect of Jupiter's gravity and fly out of the solar system at a speed of about 120 kilometers per second. From a larger scale perspective

If you look at it, it will fly out of the Milky Way at an angle almost perpendicular to the galactic disk and fly towards the Andromeda Galaxy."

Another major general in Army uniform said:

"The Andromeda Galaxy? Isn't that very far away from us?"

Xia Jigang looked at the general with a smile:

"It seems that General Zuo Mingyi also has a profound research on astronomical knowledge. Yes, the Andromeda Galaxy is 2.6 million light-years away from us."

A thin woman with a few wrinkles on her face said:

"Based on our research in life sciences, we speculate that the individual size of intelligent life should be relatively close to that of humans, from the concentration of neurons required by intelligent life to the various systems of the body. We believe that

'Oumuamua's size may not be suitable for such a long distance flight. It is not even suitable for flight from the Earth to the nearest Earth-like planet."

"What do you mean?" Xia Jigang asked.

"We don't think there are necessarily aliens flying up 'Oumuamua."

The conclusions of the life scientists caused some discussion at the meeting, especially among the two generals who attended the meeting.

General Chai Shizheng said:

"Is it possible for us to intercept him now?"

Wei Xu replied:

"If we follow the current orbital speed, it is still possible for us to catch up with him in a few decades. But after 22 days, it will be accelerated by Jupiter's gravitational slingshot. In this case, this time will be longer, maybe several

century."

When Xia Jigang heard this, he seemed to be inspired by something. He raised his hand to interrupt Wei Xu:

"Since we can't catch up, can we send out a signal to try to get in touch with him?"

The same noise as before reappeared in the venue, and everyone seemed to be discussing the practical feasibility of Xia Jigang's proposal. Only Cao Rui seemed to have an answer to Xia Jigang's proposal. The corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and he gave a sneer, with a disdainful expression.

Flash past.

He put the information in his hand back on the table, leaned back in his chair, shook his head, and said leisurely:

"If it were me, I wouldn't send any signals to it."

Xia Jigang's originally calm face suddenly turned gloomy:

"You were sent here by the National Security Agency...um..."

"Cao Rui."

"Oh, yes, Cao Rui, Director Cao. I'm sorry I haven't met before, so I'm a bit unfamiliar. Director Zhou is very busy. I originally invited him to attend the meeting in person."

There was obviously a hint of ridicule in Xia Jigang's words.

Cao Rui ignored Xia Jigang's attitude. He sat upright from the backrest and looked at the people in the venue sharply:

"Everyone think about it, this thing looked like a normal comet from the moment it appeared in our sight to the moment it left most people's sight. If it weren't for Liu Chaowen and his two classmates next to me, I guess

No one on earth could suspect that he was something else."

Xia Jigang had a trace of disdain on his face:

"Director Cao, do you represent your personal opinion or the opinion of your Security Bureau? If you represent the Security Bureau, please express your professional opinion."

Without waiting for Cao Rui's answer, Chai Shizheng frowned and asked eagerly:

"Director Cao, what is your inference? Please explain it in detail."

Anger flashed across Xia Jigang's eyes, but he was helpless in the face of Chai Shizheng's question.

Cao Rui smiled bitterly:

"Haha, just call me by name. All the officials here are older than me. What I mean is very simple. Judging from the current situation, his behavior is just to make us think it is an ordinary comet.

We discovered his fox tail by accident. Let me give you an inappropriate example. Do you know what the biggest advantage of a hunter is over his prey?"

Xia Jigang was a little impatient. Cao Rui's social talk made him very uncomfortable. But what disgusted him the most was Cao Rui's almost naked rejection of his proposal, which made him look embarrassed in front of these people.

Just as he was about to say something, General Chai Shizheng looked as if he suddenly realized something, and there was an air of fear and sadness in his words:

"Soldiers are deceitful, so they can show their inability. The greatest advantage of a hunter is that the prey does not know the existence of the hunter."

General Zuo Mingyi on the side also understood what he meant:

"We were supposed to be the ignorant prey!"

Others suddenly realized, and the atmosphere in the venue became solemn. For a while, everyone was lost in thought, and only the sound of Liu Chaowen's "sand-sand" writing on the paper was left.

Minister Zhong frowned:

"How far away are the currently known habitable planets from us?"

Xia Lan said:

"This question is difficult to answer now. Our methods for detecting extraterrestrial planets are still very primitive. According to existing data, there are no habitable planets within tens of light years around the Earth.

They come from farther away and have the ability to launch such a large space vehicle from such a distance to the earth. Their technological level must be crushing to the earth. This gap may be even greater than the gap between humans and bugs.

big."

General Chai Shizheng added:

"And he also deliberately hid his whereabouts. According to our understanding, such behavior is hostile."

A sad atmosphere spread in this depressing basement.

Wei Xu pulled out a piece of paper from the pile of information in his hand, confirmed the data on it, and said seriously:

"After discovering the 'Oumuamua anomaly, we reviewed the observation records over the years. Finally, in the massive observation records, we found that comets with similar orbits appeared 12 years ago, 24 years ago, and 36 years ago.

There were even suspected records in history books as early as 144 years ago. According to the current situation, they may be the same type of celestial body. All thanks to Liu Chaowen, who first discovered this law."

Everyone's eyes were turned to this talented young man who was still writing quickly on the paper. At this moment, he suddenly stopped writing on his hand and raised his head to look in the direction where his mentor Zhou Cheng was sitting. After five years of getting along with him, Zhou Cheng had already

Knowing Liu Chaowen's thoughts very well, he asked in a low voice:

"Chaowen, have you discovered anything new?"